Volcom Pipe Pro Day 1: Pipe Says Hello

It wasn’t until after contest organizers decided to postpone things for the start of the second round that Pipeline decided to do it’s thing, truly. The first round held some very wave starved heats, and a total heat score over 15 wasn’t achieved until the first heat of the second round. As North Shore lifeguard and Pipe regular Dave Wassel noted on the webcast, “You’ve got a swell starting to fill in, the wind went back offshore, and just notice how many more waves are coming in these more often coming sets. This is starting to be good Pipeline.”

Keito Matsuoka executing some flawless pigdogging at Pipe—too bad it couldn't get him through round 2 though. Photo: Volcom/Carey

North Shore lifeguard and Pipe charger Dave Wassel tried to navigate a drop that would have mere mortals quivering in fear. Photo: Bielmann/SPL

Despite taking a third place in the first heat of the day, Parker Coffin showed everyone that he wants it bad. Photo: Volcom/Carey

The scene for the 2011 Volcom Pipe Pro. Photo: Volcom/Carey

A few notes:

Anthony Walsh kicked things off quick in the second round, grabbing that first 15-point heat total.

The heat of the day included Pipe regulars Reef McIntosh and Kamalei Alexander, along with Brazilian Dennis Thiara and Moroccan Abdel El Harim. Thiara and Reef basically traded off on Pipe scorchers, dropping the two highest heat totals (17.40 and 17.27, respectively) and two highest single wave scores (9.90 and 9.77, respectively) of the day.